| Fund Type: | Single | Discretionary/Quantitative: | Discretionary |
| Strategy: | Equity Long | This Funds FUM (millions): | AU$219.98m |
| Style: | Growth | Fund Inception Date: | Since 01 November 2017 |
| Geographic Mandate: | Australia/NZ | Latest Return Date: | May 2026 |
| Fund Domicile: | Australia | Investor Type: | Retail |
| Status: | Open | Reporting Status: | Current |
| Manager: | Bennelong Australian Equity Partners | Total FUM for all funds: | AU$6,533.52m |
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Manager Overview:
Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP) is a boutique fund manager focused on Australian equities. It was founded in 2008 in partnership with Bennelong Funds Management. BAEP is a genuinely active fund manager with a consistent, disciplined and proven investment approach.
BAEP's investment philosophy is to selectively invest in high quality companies with strong growth outlooks and underestimated earnings momentum and prospects. BAEP's investment process is research-intensive with a focus on proprietary field research and is supported by macro-economic and quantitative insights. |
Fund/Strategy Overview:
The Bennelong Emerging Companies Fund provides exposure to small-cap and micro-cap stocks listed on the ASX. As these stocks are often less well known and researched, BAEP aims to be disciplined in focusing on higher quality and lower risk options that they believe have solid growth prospects.
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| Other funds operated by manager: | |||
| Bennelong Australian Equities Fund, Bennelong Concentrated Australian Equities Fund, Bennelong ex-20 Australian Equities Fund, Bennelong Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund | |||
| Minimum Investment: | Minimum Additional Investment: | Minimum Term: | Investment Frequency: |
| AU$10,000 | AU$1,000 | Daily | |
| Regular Savings Option: | Regular Savings Min. Amount: |
Regular Savings Max. Amount: |
Regular Savings Freq.: |
| No | N/A | ||
| Redemption Notice: | Redemption Frequency: | Notes: | |
| Daily |
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| Distributions: | Distribution Frequency: | Last Distribution Date: | Last Distribution Amount: |
| Yes | 6 Monthly | AU$ |
| Offshore/Onshore: | Fund Structure: | Share Classes: |
Trustee/Responsible Entity: |
| Onshore | Unit Trust | AU$ | Bennelong Funds Management Ltd |
| Administrator: | Prime Broker: | Custodian: | Legal: |
| Citigroup Pty Limited | Not Applicable | Citibank NA, Australia | Hall & Wilcox |
| Management Fee: |
Performance Fee: |
High Water Mark: |
Hurdle: |
| 1.25% | 20% | Yes | RBA Cash Rate plus 5% |
| Buy Spread: | Sell spread: | Early Redemption Fee: | Fees Notes: |
| 0.250% | 0.250% | No |
| Latest Return Date: | Latest Result: | Fund Inception Date: | Annualised Return: |
| May 2026 | -1.70% | 01 November 2017 | 15.51% |
| Latest 3 Months: | Latest 6 Months: | Latest 12 Months: | Latest 2 Years p.a.: |
| -13.35% | -19.10% | -13.51% | 8.98% |
| Latest 3 Years p.a.: |
Latest 4 Years p.a.: |
Latest 5 Years p.a.: |
Latest 7 Years p.a.: |
| 13.63% | 11.63% | 6.73% | 13.38% |
| % Positive Months (S.I.): |
Average Return: | Average +ve Return: | Average -ve Return: |
| 63.11% | 1.48% | 5.21% | -4.91% |
| Best Month: | Worst Month: | Up Capture Ratio (S.I.): |
Down Capture Ratio (S.I.): |
| 31.93% | -33.64% | 246.56% | 110.44% |
| Largest Drawdown (S.I.): |
Longest Drawdown (S.I.): |
Current Drawdown (%): |
Current Drawdown (Months): |
| -41.74% | 27 months | -24.60% | 7 months |
| Annualised Standard Deviation (S.I.): |
Downside Deviation (S.I.): |
Sortino Ratio (S.I.): |
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| 25.00% | 16.55% | 0.75 | - |
| Sharpe Ratio (12 months): |
Sharpe Ratio (3 years): |
Sharpe Ratio (5 years): |
Sharpe Ratio (S.I.): |
| -1.04 | 0.66 | 0.30 | 0.63 |
| Please note, Sharpe and Sortino ratios are calculated using the Australian Risk Free Rate | |||
AFM's Quintile Rankings show performance and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) of Bennelong Emerging Companies Fund compared to a peer group of funds with a similar strategy and geographic mandate. Each green square places a fund in one quintile (or 20%) of its peer group - five indicating that the fund is in the top (best) quintile for the corresponding KPI.
As a reference point the equivalent "quintile" performance of the peer group's underlying market index is also indicated by the red dot.
| AFM FACTORS: | Approved, November 2021 |
| Morningstar Star Rating: | 4 stars, March 2026 |
| Lonsec: | Recommended, October 2024 |
| Zenith: | Recommended, February 2025 |
Historical Performance (all figures shown here are net of fees unless otherwise stated)
| Year | Jan % | Feb % | Mar % | Apr % | May % | Jun % | Jul % | Aug % | Sep % | Oct % | Nov % | Dec % | YTD % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.03 | -1.84 | -11.49 | -0.41 | -1.70 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | -14.91 |
| 2025 | 5.68 | 0.65 | -5.35 | 3.99 | 5.54 | 1.87 | 4.23 | 6.01 | -0.80 | 2.72 | -6.79 | -4.93 | 12.31 |
| 2024 | 0.03 | 6.34 | 1.06 | -2.38 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 5.13 | 5.30 | 3.99 | 0.62 | 6.43 | -1.06 | 32.51 |
| 2023 | 7.74 | -2.26 | -0.51 | 4.12 | -2.33 | 0.52 | 4.86 | 5.33 | -3.10 | -5.58 | 6.60 | 6.99 | 23.43 |
| 2022 | -8.62 | -0.49 | 4.05 | -3.73 | -14.10 | -10.08 | 12.29 | -1.38 | -4.21 | 5.34 | 1.99 | -3.04 | -22.26 |
| 2021 | 3.58 | 4.56 | -0.24 | 5.76 | -2.54 | 1.75 | 2.57 | 5.70 | 4.06 | 1.16 | 0.70 | -2.55 | 26.93 |
| 2020 | 1.64 | -11.30 | -33.64 | 31.93 | 9.89 | 2.22 | 1.01 | 13.87 | -2.40 | 4.78 | 6.87 | 2.33 | 14.06 |
| 2019 | 5.80 | 11.79 | 2.80 | 14.03 | -1.66 | 3.44 | 9.58 | 6.80 | 9.92 | 2.61 | 2.95 | -2.62 | 86.64 |
| 2018 | -1.18 | -5.72 | -1.01 | 2.39 | 8.82 | -0.73 | 1.88 | 3.07 | 0.87 | -12.03 | -2.12 | -10.54 | -16.77 |
| 2017 | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R | 11.76 | 12.91 | 26.19 |
Historical Financial Year Performance (all figures shown here are are percentage per month net of fees unless otherwise stated)
| Year | Jul % | Aug % | Sep % | Oct % | Nov % | Dec % | Jan % | Feb % | Mar % | Apr % | May % | Jun % | FYTD % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | 4.23 | 6.01 | -0.80 | 2.72 | -6.79 | -4.93 | 0.03 | -1.84 | -11.49 | -0.41 | -1.70 | N/A | -15.10 |
| 2024/2025 | 5.13 | 5.30 | 3.99 | 0.62 | 6.43 | -1.06 | 5.68 | 0.65 | -5.35 | 3.99 | 5.54 | 1.87 | 37.29 |
| 2023/2024 | 4.86 | 5.33 | -3.10 | -5.58 | 6.60 | 6.99 | 0.03 | 6.34 | 1.06 | -2.38 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 25.21 |
| 2022/2023 | 12.29 | -1.38 | -4.21 | 5.34 | 1.99 | -3.04 | 7.74 | -2.26 | -0.51 | 4.12 | -2.33 | 0.52 | 18.33 |
| 2021/2022 | 2.57 | 5.70 | 4.06 | 1.16 | 0.70 | -2.55 | -8.62 | -0.49 | 4.05 | -3.73 | -14.10 | -10.08 | -21.19 |
| 2020/2021 | 1.01 | 13.87 | -2.40 | 4.78 | 6.87 | 2.33 | 3.58 | 4.56 | -0.24 | 5.76 | -2.54 | 1.75 | 45.78 |
| 2019/2020 | 9.58 | 6.80 | 9.92 | 2.61 | 2.95 | -2.62 | 1.64 | -11.30 | -33.64 | 31.93 | 9.89 | 2.22 | 17.33 |
| 2018/2019 | 1.88 | 3.07 | 0.87 | -12.03 | -2.12 | -10.54 | 5.80 | 11.79 | 2.80 | 14.03 | -1.66 | 3.44 | 15.08 |
| 2017/2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11.76 | 12.91 | -1.18 | -5.72 | -1.01 | 2.39 | 8.82 | -0.73 | 28.72 |
